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Treating the Dead

Posted by kdawson on from the pining-for-the-fjords dept.

FlyByPC writes "According to a NewsWeek article, oxygen deprivation doesn't kill patients as much as the resumption of oxygen does. This discovery could bring about new ways of resuscitating people whose hearts have stopped."

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  1. Re:This was discovered in the US? by BlackEmperor · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Merchant RM, Soar J, Skrifvars MB, Silfvast T, Edelson DP, Ahmad F, Huang KN, Khan M, Vanden Hoek TL, Becker LB, Abella BS.

    Therapeutic hypothermia utilization among physicians after resuscitation from cardiac arrest. Crit Care Med. 2006 Jul;34(7):1935-40. PMID: 16691134


    Huang, Ahmad, Silvfast, Skifvars, Vanden Hoek, Khan - all good American names :)
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  2. Re:This was discovered in the US? by TheDreadSlashdotterD · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I guess this proves the existence of god, since this conclusively proves miracles happen.

    And I lol3D.

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